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Naufal Khairuddin

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2/4/2016

How Do You Cook Quinoa

How Do You Cook Quinoa Cooking quinoa is easy, very easy. Just put water and quinoa in a pot, wait for it to boil and it’s done, right? Right. But there are some things that you need to do if you want a perfect, fluffy quinoa. How do you cook quinoa matter, it will affect the end result. In this article we will show how to do get a perfect, fluffy quinoa.

Before that, let’s talk about quinoa first. Quinoa is gaining popularity as a nutritious, gluten free, healthy grain. Well, quinoa does contain nutritious substances. Even the United Nations calls quinoa as super crop due to its health benefits. What does quinoa contain really? It contains all eight of essential amino acids. Not to mention quinoa also contains phosphorus, magnesium, dietary fiber, iron. It is also come with neutral flavor, is easy to cook and prepare. A perfect ingredient in the kitchen, isn’t it? So, how do you cook quinoa really? Below are step by step guides on how to cook quinoa. How to cook quinoa with pot What you need:

Ingredients:

• Water • Quinoa • Salt

Tools:

• Pot • Fine-mesh strainer • Fork

The steps:

1. Use a precise ratio between quinoa and water. The ratio is 1:1 ½. For each cup of quinoa, you should add 1 ½ cup of water

2. Wash the quinoa. Quinoa contains saponins. It is quinoa’s plant defense mechanism against insect, and it makes the quinoa taste bitter. You need to wash it with cold water in a fine-mesh strainer. Rub the seeds together gently with your hands. Although the harvesting methods in the cultivation usually remove most of the saponins on the quinoa seeds, it is still a good idea to wash it first.

3. Cook the quinoa. Put both water and quinoa in a pot. Add salt, and bring it to boil. Reduce the heat to very low, then place on a lid

4. Wait until the water is absorbed by the quinoa. Turn off the heat.

5. With a fork, fluff up the quinoa

Alternatively, you can cook quinoa with rice cooker. Of course you need another ingredients. How do you cook quinoa with a rice cooker? Here are the complete steps to do that: How to cook quinoa with a rice cooker

What you need

Ingredients:

• 1/4 teaspoon salt • 1 cup quinoa • 2 cups water (or any other liquid you want, for example chicken stock)

The steps:

1. What does the quinoa package say? If it says the quinoa need to be rinsed, you should rinse it. If it isn’t, you can still rinse it. Just to be safe

2. Put water (or whatever liquid you want), quinoa and salt into the rice cooker 3. Press the start button so the rice cooker starts the cooking process 4. Wait until the rice cooker beeps. If it does, the quinoa is ready to serve 5. If the rice cooker doesn’t have all of the whistles and bells, one cooking cycle should do

it. 6. Leave the quinoa alone for 4-5 minutes. Then fluff it with a fork

Easy, right? Here’s nutritional info about the quinoa, in case you want to know: Per 50 g serving of raw quinoa, it contains:

• Protein: 6.8 g • Total fat: 3.9 g • Saturated: 0.5 g • Carbs: 28 g • Sodium: 1 mg • Calories: 189

And that’s how to cook quinoa with simple ingredients and steps. If after cooking quinoa you still have quinoa left, if it is uncooked you can save it in a airtight container and put it in your refrigerator. If, however, what is left is the already cooked quinoa, you can make as delicious porridge or muesli for tomorrow’s breakfast. Just remember, for 1 cup of uncooked quinoa, you will get 2-3 cup cooked. Hopefully it will be useful for you and family. You might also able to find another recipe, even may be family secret one. No matter what kind of recipes you choose, quinoa has many advantages for human body. So, this is a good start.

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